1 00:00:03,169 --> 00:00:04,212 NARRATOR: A successful tech entrepreneur 2 00:00:05,547 --> 00:00:07,507 vanishes from a popular Florida beach town. 3 00:00:07,549 --> 00:00:10,218 Are you looking at me? [LAUGHS] 4 00:00:10,260 --> 00:00:13,847 It was extremely unlikely that he would just leave town 5 00:00:13,888 --> 00:00:15,724 without an explanation. 6 00:00:15,765 --> 00:00:19,185 Everybody's looking for him and this is weird. 7 00:00:19,227 --> 00:00:21,521 NARRATOR: Police discover his search for a new life 8 00:00:21,563 --> 00:00:24,149 may have taken him down a dark path. 9 00:00:24,190 --> 00:00:25,859 KRIS: He just kind of fell into our gutter punk 10 00:00:25,900 --> 00:00:27,610 circle of friends pretty easily. 11 00:00:30,405 --> 00:00:32,240 Donal was living the Florida lifestyle. 12 00:00:32,282 --> 00:00:35,118 He didn't have a job but he had a fat bank account, 13 00:00:35,160 --> 00:00:37,412 and he would hang out with these kids. 14 00:00:38,705 --> 00:00:43,126 And somebody was siphoning off money over $20,000. 15 00:00:43,835 --> 00:00:45,211 Who were these kids? 16 00:00:45,253 --> 00:00:48,298 What is the connection? 17 00:00:48,340 --> 00:00:51,718 At his house, there was an alarming amount of blood. 18 00:00:52,844 --> 00:00:55,722 NARRATOR: And an investigation leads detectives 19 00:00:55,764 --> 00:00:57,891 to a horrifying discovery. 20 00:00:57,932 --> 00:01:01,478 There was a freezer that was used as a coffin. 21 00:01:04,773 --> 00:01:08,109 Now, we've gone into a homicide investigation. 22 00:01:13,698 --> 00:01:16,201 [**] 23 00:01:17,952 --> 00:01:21,539 NARRATOR: Melbourne, Florida is a surfer's paradise. 24 00:01:21,581 --> 00:01:24,501 A funky beach town with an active arts community 25 00:01:24,542 --> 00:01:26,378 that's shared by college students 26 00:01:26,419 --> 00:01:28,880 and cutting edge tech entrepreneurs. 27 00:01:28,922 --> 00:01:33,176 It's at the center of Florida's Space Coast. 28 00:01:36,346 --> 00:01:38,473 Brevard County is a mix of towns. 29 00:01:38,515 --> 00:01:41,518 You have the tourist area of Cocoa Beach. 30 00:01:41,559 --> 00:01:43,603 You have the Kennedy Space Center. 31 00:01:43,645 --> 00:01:44,896 And then you have Melbourne 32 00:01:44,938 --> 00:01:47,565 which is right off of the Indian River. 33 00:01:48,733 --> 00:01:51,861 I moved to Melbourne because it was low key, 34 00:01:51,903 --> 00:01:54,823 but it's a small town, a wonderful place 35 00:01:54,864 --> 00:01:58,827 to raise my family and have my kids feel safe. 36 00:01:58,868 --> 00:02:00,704 You know, you hear all these bad stories 37 00:02:00,745 --> 00:02:02,664 about Chicago and New York City. 38 00:02:02,706 --> 00:02:04,708 We don't have any of that here. 39 00:02:07,419 --> 00:02:11,423 [**] 40 00:02:11,464 --> 00:02:13,800 NARRATOR: But on this October afternoon, 41 00:02:13,842 --> 00:02:18,805 that reassuring sense of tranquility is shaken 42 00:02:18,847 --> 00:02:21,182 when authorities descend on the backyard of a property 43 00:02:21,224 --> 00:02:25,812 in the town of Canaveral Groves just outside of Melbourne. 44 00:02:25,854 --> 00:02:30,900 Canaveral Groves was a pretty rural community, pretty quiet. 45 00:02:30,942 --> 00:02:34,571 It's a place where you would find endless orange grove. 46 00:02:36,614 --> 00:02:38,408 NARRATOR: The police are following a lead 47 00:02:38,450 --> 00:02:40,869 in the search for a missing man. 48 00:02:42,287 --> 00:02:44,372 We made a request to the sheriff's office 49 00:02:44,414 --> 00:02:49,711 to provide their helicopter for a fly over of the scene. 50 00:02:49,753 --> 00:02:52,922 They spotted one very small area, 51 00:02:52,964 --> 00:02:57,218 their equipment had picked up just a real minor variation 52 00:02:57,260 --> 00:02:59,888 in temperature in the dirt right there. 53 00:03:06,644 --> 00:03:11,775 We discovered within about eight inches of the surface, 54 00:03:11,816 --> 00:03:14,444 a corner of something that was consistent 55 00:03:14,486 --> 00:03:16,321 with a chest freezer. 56 00:03:18,865 --> 00:03:22,035 Once we had broke the soil area 57 00:03:22,077 --> 00:03:26,831 around the lid of the freezer, 58 00:03:26,873 --> 00:03:31,544 there was a distinct odor of decomposition. 59 00:03:32,837 --> 00:03:36,257 It's a smell that you never forget. 60 00:03:37,425 --> 00:03:39,844 In order to preserve the integrity 61 00:03:39,886 --> 00:03:43,056 of anything in that freezer, what we wanna do 62 00:03:43,098 --> 00:03:44,849 is transport that freezer 63 00:03:44,891 --> 00:03:47,936 to the medical examiner's office. 64 00:03:50,939 --> 00:03:53,024 SCOTT: Fire department got involved 65 00:03:53,066 --> 00:03:56,444 because they were able to use the jaws of life 66 00:03:56,486 --> 00:04:00,699 and other tools to cut away the meat freezer. 67 00:04:02,492 --> 00:04:08,456 Exposing the skeletal remains of a human being. 68 00:04:11,376 --> 00:04:15,296 The victim was badly decomposed. 69 00:04:15,338 --> 00:04:18,341 The body was encased in sleeping bags 70 00:04:18,383 --> 00:04:22,512 and bound with telephone cord at the legs. 71 00:04:23,805 --> 00:04:28,351 The hands were handcuffed behind the back. 72 00:04:28,393 --> 00:04:32,439 The body was positioned kind of on their side 73 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:36,901 into the meat freezer, so it would fit. 74 00:04:36,943 --> 00:04:41,656 And now we need to determine who buried 75 00:04:41,698 --> 00:04:44,576 the body in the backyard. 76 00:04:51,499 --> 00:04:54,127 KRIS: In Melbourne, you take people as they are. 77 00:04:54,169 --> 00:04:56,963 You're not like "Oh, you don't dress right, 78 00:04:57,005 --> 00:05:00,133 so you can't hang out with us." 79 00:05:00,175 --> 00:05:03,470 NARRATOR: In the late 1990s, Melbourne, Florida is home 80 00:05:03,511 --> 00:05:05,889 to a scrappy crew of skateboarders. 81 00:05:05,930 --> 00:05:08,725 [**] 82 00:05:08,767 --> 00:05:12,062 KRIS: For kids our age, you were usually 83 00:05:12,103 --> 00:05:14,022 preppy, a surfer, or a skater. 84 00:05:14,064 --> 00:05:15,982 Preppy kids hung out at the mall. 85 00:05:16,024 --> 00:05:19,944 Surfers hung out on the beach, and skaters sat on the gutter. 86 00:05:21,488 --> 00:05:24,366 And watch each other pull skate tricks. 87 00:05:26,034 --> 00:05:27,494 NARRATOR: When they aren't skating, 88 00:05:27,535 --> 00:05:28,953 the tightknit group of friends 89 00:05:28,995 --> 00:05:30,663 is often found hanging out 90 00:05:30,705 --> 00:05:32,624 at their favorite coffee joint, 91 00:05:32,665 --> 00:05:35,001 The Sun Shoppe Cafe. 92 00:05:35,043 --> 00:05:36,836 DURKE: That's where everybody went. 93 00:05:36,878 --> 00:05:39,089 If you are bored, you went to The Sun Shoppe 94 00:05:39,130 --> 00:05:40,882 just to see what was going on. 95 00:05:41,925 --> 00:05:43,968 And I was working there. 96 00:05:44,010 --> 00:05:46,096 We spent all day at the coffee shop. 97 00:05:47,430 --> 00:05:49,766 And one day Donal showed up. 98 00:05:51,810 --> 00:05:53,520 [**] 99 00:05:53,561 --> 00:05:55,522 DURKE: Donal was older than us. 100 00:05:55,563 --> 00:05:59,192 He had cargo pants with a hip pack. 101 00:05:59,234 --> 00:06:01,027 He would come in-- he would make little like quips 102 00:06:01,069 --> 00:06:06,449 and jokes about things and we just thought he was hilarious. 103 00:06:06,491 --> 00:06:09,119 NARRATOR: 42-year-old businessman, Donal O'Sullivan 104 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:10,704 strikes up a friendship 105 00:06:10,745 --> 00:06:13,790 with the crew of young skateboarders. 106 00:06:13,832 --> 00:06:15,041 Everyone called him D. 107 00:06:15,083 --> 00:06:16,459 No one called him Donal. 108 00:06:16,501 --> 00:06:18,586 He was super nice and he just kind of fell 109 00:06:18,628 --> 00:06:21,756 into our gutter punk circle of friends pretty easily. 110 00:06:23,550 --> 00:06:25,010 -Hey, are you looking at me? -WOMAN: Yeah. 111 00:06:25,051 --> 00:06:27,512 Are you looking at me? [LAUGHS] 112 00:06:27,554 --> 00:06:30,056 NARRATOR: A successful tech entrepreneur, 113 00:06:30,098 --> 00:06:32,517 Donal spends his days scoping out 114 00:06:32,559 --> 00:06:36,646 potential business ventures with his brother Dennis. 115 00:06:36,688 --> 00:06:42,068 D, had made some money and sort of retired early 116 00:06:42,110 --> 00:06:45,196 by building some computer company. 117 00:06:45,238 --> 00:06:49,075 In the mid-1990s, he developed Netcentric Corp, 118 00:06:49,117 --> 00:06:51,703 a software company that would actually work 119 00:06:51,745 --> 00:06:56,166 with innovating faxes for business. 120 00:06:56,207 --> 00:06:57,876 NARRATOR: While Donal's professional life 121 00:06:57,917 --> 00:07:01,129 has been a success, he's had his share 122 00:07:01,171 --> 00:07:05,216 of personal hardship, including bouts of depression. 123 00:07:06,634 --> 00:07:09,846 When I first met D, he was struggling 124 00:07:09,888 --> 00:07:11,181 with some depression. 125 00:07:11,222 --> 00:07:14,184 He was struggling with anxiety. 126 00:07:14,225 --> 00:07:16,519 J.D.: Donal was dealing with a number of issues. 127 00:07:16,561 --> 00:07:19,689 The company that he had co-founded was bought out. 128 00:07:19,731 --> 00:07:21,983 And then all of a sudden, it's gone. 129 00:07:23,610 --> 00:07:25,987 Donal was from Atlanta, Georgia. 130 00:07:26,029 --> 00:07:28,865 He wanted to just get out. 131 00:07:28,907 --> 00:07:32,160 He decided to come down to Florida to restart his life. 132 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:36,122 DURKE: Oh. 133 00:07:36,164 --> 00:07:37,582 We're dirty skater kids, 134 00:07:37,624 --> 00:07:40,627 but he really was fun. 135 00:07:40,669 --> 00:07:43,963 And I think it was like, "Hey, these kids keep me young." 136 00:07:44,005 --> 00:07:46,508 Or keeping my mind off of whatever turmoil 137 00:07:46,549 --> 00:07:48,802 he was dealing with. 138 00:07:52,681 --> 00:07:55,642 So at Shack Town, which was the skater house 139 00:07:55,684 --> 00:07:58,520 that we lived in, 140 00:07:58,561 --> 00:08:00,980 Donal just loved coming over and hanging out there. 141 00:08:03,274 --> 00:08:04,818 WOMAN: Hey, fun-oh. 142 00:08:04,859 --> 00:08:06,277 Fun-oh. 143 00:08:06,319 --> 00:08:10,031 I would see Donal at least three to four times a week 144 00:08:10,073 --> 00:08:13,660 between Sun Shoppe and Shack Town. 145 00:08:14,703 --> 00:08:16,621 [**] 146 00:08:16,663 --> 00:08:19,916 NARRATOR: In late September 1998, 147 00:08:19,958 --> 00:08:23,628 The kids in the skateboard crew noticed that their friend D 148 00:08:23,670 --> 00:08:26,798 hasn't been around lately. 149 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:28,550 KRIS: That's when we started to question, 150 00:08:28,591 --> 00:08:30,135 "Well, when's the last time you saw D? 151 00:08:30,176 --> 00:08:32,679 Well, when's the last time you saw D?" 152 00:08:32,721 --> 00:08:34,848 And everybody realized they hadn't seen him. 153 00:08:38,768 --> 00:08:41,021 NARRATOR: His brother Dennis grows worried 154 00:08:41,062 --> 00:08:44,024 when Donal's phone goes unanswered for weeks, 155 00:08:44,065 --> 00:08:47,318 and his home appears deserted. 156 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:49,070 Concerned that Donal may be suffering 157 00:08:49,112 --> 00:08:52,323 another bout of depression and could be in crisis, 158 00:08:52,365 --> 00:08:54,367 Dennis contacts the police. 159 00:08:54,409 --> 00:08:56,077 [PHONE RINGING] 160 00:08:56,119 --> 00:08:59,581 You're dealing with an adult man. 161 00:08:59,622 --> 00:09:02,959 He had a manic depressive diagnosis at some point, 162 00:09:03,001 --> 00:09:06,046 and he would go black from time to time, 163 00:09:06,087 --> 00:09:07,213 go off the radar. 164 00:09:07,255 --> 00:09:09,966 He had the money to do just that. 165 00:09:10,008 --> 00:09:14,220 [**] 166 00:09:14,262 --> 00:09:17,724 If we have extenuating circumstances like depression, 167 00:09:17,766 --> 00:09:21,269 or any kind of mental health issues, 168 00:09:21,311 --> 00:09:24,189 we check with the local mental health facilities 169 00:09:24,230 --> 00:09:25,857 in Melbourne. 170 00:09:25,899 --> 00:09:28,610 But if nobody's heard from him for several weeks, 171 00:09:28,651 --> 00:09:31,863 we're gonna start checking bank records. 172 00:09:31,905 --> 00:09:33,740 NARRATOR: And the officers concerns grow 173 00:09:33,782 --> 00:09:36,910 when they discover substantial unexpected withdrawals 174 00:09:36,951 --> 00:09:39,996 from Donal's account. 175 00:09:40,038 --> 00:09:44,751 Donal's bank records indicate some suspicious activity. 176 00:09:44,793 --> 00:09:48,338 Somebody was siphoning off money over $20,000. 177 00:09:50,924 --> 00:09:52,842 NARRATOR: Wondering if the unusual withdrawal 178 00:09:52,884 --> 00:09:55,679 could be connected to Donal's manic depression. 179 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:59,349 Detectives head to the bank to get more information. 180 00:09:59,391 --> 00:10:02,936 And what they learn is troubling. 181 00:10:02,977 --> 00:10:07,190 The bank employee said that a younger male 182 00:10:07,232 --> 00:10:09,442 had been attempting several times 183 00:10:09,484 --> 00:10:12,987 to cash checks on Donal O'Sullivan's account. 184 00:10:14,906 --> 00:10:16,741 That's something to be very alarmed about. 185 00:10:20,370 --> 00:10:23,915 J.D.: The representative says we've had someone coming in 186 00:10:23,957 --> 00:10:26,251 and saying he's the son of Donal. 187 00:10:29,004 --> 00:10:31,965 We weren't comfortable around police. 188 00:10:32,007 --> 00:10:33,717 Our interactions with the police officers 189 00:10:33,758 --> 00:10:35,260 were us getting in trouble. 190 00:10:47,147 --> 00:10:48,398 NARRATOR: It's been days since anyone has heard 191 00:10:49,733 --> 00:10:52,944 from Florida businessman, Donal O'Sullivan. 192 00:10:52,986 --> 00:10:54,988 His bank reports someone has been trying 193 00:10:55,030 --> 00:10:56,698 to access his account. 194 00:10:56,740 --> 00:11:00,285 And it's not Donal. 195 00:11:00,326 --> 00:11:01,786 DET. CASEY: If you have a missing person 196 00:11:01,828 --> 00:11:03,997 and you have continued either activity 197 00:11:04,039 --> 00:11:06,124 or attempted activity on your accounts, 198 00:11:06,166 --> 00:11:08,168 that's something to be very alarmed about. 199 00:11:08,209 --> 00:11:10,503 The information we got from the bank 200 00:11:10,545 --> 00:11:13,923 was that a younger male had been attempting 201 00:11:13,965 --> 00:11:18,803 several times to cash checks on Donal O'Sullivan's account. 202 00:11:22,891 --> 00:11:24,225 J.D.: The representative says, 203 00:11:24,267 --> 00:11:26,269 "Look, we've had someone coming in 204 00:11:26,311 --> 00:11:28,855 and saying that he is-- his name is Michael O'Sullivan. 205 00:11:28,897 --> 00:11:31,024 He's the son of Donal." 206 00:11:32,859 --> 00:11:36,988 He explained that the signature on the account 207 00:11:37,030 --> 00:11:40,116 does not match Donal's signatures. 208 00:11:45,288 --> 00:11:47,916 J.D.: Then police go back to the family 209 00:11:47,957 --> 00:11:52,003 and they find out there is no Michael O'Sullivan. 210 00:11:52,045 --> 00:11:53,213 There is no son. 211 00:11:55,382 --> 00:11:59,260 So, whoever is identifying themselves as Donal's son 212 00:11:59,302 --> 00:12:03,682 is lying about their identity, which worried us. 213 00:12:03,723 --> 00:12:07,727 Do we have a criminal event involved in this missing person? 214 00:12:11,398 --> 00:12:12,816 [PHONE RINGING] 215 00:12:12,857 --> 00:12:13,900 NARRATOR: Concern grows 216 00:12:13,942 --> 00:12:15,026 when the missing man's brother 217 00:12:15,068 --> 00:12:16,778 Dennis informs police 218 00:12:16,820 --> 00:12:20,740 he's received a disturbing call. 219 00:12:20,782 --> 00:12:24,202 The phone call came from a little PO Box shop 220 00:12:24,244 --> 00:12:25,745 that dealt with mail. 221 00:12:25,787 --> 00:12:29,082 Someone was picking up Donal's mail. 222 00:12:31,418 --> 00:12:33,336 But it wasn't Donal. 223 00:12:35,046 --> 00:12:38,717 [**] 224 00:12:38,758 --> 00:12:40,135 DET. CASEY: The owner of the business 225 00:12:40,176 --> 00:12:43,221 had almost daily contacts with Donal. 226 00:12:43,263 --> 00:12:46,641 And she was very suspicious of a young man 227 00:12:46,683 --> 00:12:50,020 who came in and explained that Donal was out of town 228 00:12:50,061 --> 00:12:52,313 and that he would be picking up Donal's mail. 229 00:12:54,941 --> 00:12:58,236 NARRATOR: The information raises detectives' eyebrows. 230 00:12:58,278 --> 00:12:59,863 Who is the young man? 231 00:12:59,904 --> 00:13:01,364 And could he be the same person 232 00:13:01,406 --> 00:13:05,368 attempting withdrawals from Donal's bank account? 233 00:13:05,410 --> 00:13:07,078 When Dennis tells the investigators 234 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:08,997 that his brother Donal has been hanging out 235 00:13:09,039 --> 00:13:11,124 with a crew of young skateboarders, 236 00:13:11,166 --> 00:13:14,794 they can't ignore the possible connection. 237 00:13:14,836 --> 00:13:16,629 Donal was living the Florida lifestyle. 238 00:13:16,671 --> 00:13:19,132 He didn't have a job but he had a fat bank account, 239 00:13:19,174 --> 00:13:23,678 and he would hang out with these kids. 240 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:27,057 He's in his early 40s and they're, uh, in their 20s. 241 00:13:27,098 --> 00:13:29,267 Who were these kids? 242 00:13:29,309 --> 00:13:32,020 What is the connection? 243 00:13:32,062 --> 00:13:33,438 Is it drugs? 244 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:37,650 Uh, is it, uh, something more nefarious? 245 00:13:37,692 --> 00:13:39,110 DET. CASEY: There's a possibility that somebody 246 00:13:39,152 --> 00:13:42,906 who presented themselves as Donal's close friend 247 00:13:42,947 --> 00:13:46,201 could actually be involved. 248 00:13:46,242 --> 00:13:47,869 NARRATOR: Police head to The Sun Shoppe Cafe 249 00:13:47,911 --> 00:13:51,915 to question these unlikely friends. 250 00:13:51,956 --> 00:13:54,125 KRIS: We weren't comfortable around police, 251 00:13:54,167 --> 00:13:55,960 our interactions with the police officers 252 00:13:56,002 --> 00:13:59,964 were us getting in trouble for skating. 253 00:14:00,006 --> 00:14:03,051 But I was concerned that because we were skater kids, 254 00:14:03,093 --> 00:14:05,387 they were going to ignore all of us, 255 00:14:05,428 --> 00:14:09,140 and just not pay attention to anything that we had to say. 256 00:14:10,850 --> 00:14:13,728 NARRATOR: The skaters insist none of them have access 257 00:14:13,770 --> 00:14:16,898 to Donal's bank account or his mail. 258 00:14:16,940 --> 00:14:20,193 They informed us that it was extremely unlikely to them 259 00:14:20,235 --> 00:14:25,115 that he would just leave town without an explanation. 260 00:14:25,156 --> 00:14:27,283 They were worried about his whereabouts. 261 00:14:30,245 --> 00:14:33,373 He was the nicest most relatable adult 262 00:14:33,415 --> 00:14:35,458 that I felt like I knew. 263 00:14:35,500 --> 00:14:38,169 He was a grown up that didn't tell you 264 00:14:38,211 --> 00:14:39,921 you're not doing what you're supposed to, 265 00:14:39,963 --> 00:14:41,214 study harder. 266 00:14:41,256 --> 00:14:42,966 Where's your ambition? 267 00:14:43,008 --> 00:14:45,760 He wanted to help you get there. 268 00:14:45,802 --> 00:14:50,015 I was nervous that he's missing and we can't find D. 269 00:14:50,056 --> 00:14:53,476 We're really starting to worry, something was wrong. 270 00:14:56,563 --> 00:14:59,232 NARRATOR: The detectives can find no apparent connection 271 00:14:59,274 --> 00:15:04,154 between the skateboard crew and Donal's disappearance. 272 00:15:04,195 --> 00:15:05,739 They learned that Donal owns a house 273 00:15:05,780 --> 00:15:07,907 on Lincoln Avenue in Melbourne, 274 00:15:07,949 --> 00:15:10,076 so they head there to see if it contains 275 00:15:10,118 --> 00:15:13,079 any clues that might lead to him. 276 00:15:13,121 --> 00:15:17,751 During our initial scan of the exterior, 277 00:15:17,792 --> 00:15:21,212 we found a trashcan 278 00:15:21,254 --> 00:15:25,467 which had QUIKRETE bag in the garbage. 279 00:15:26,968 --> 00:15:30,430 QUIKRETE is a material to make concrete. 280 00:15:32,932 --> 00:15:36,478 DET. CASEY: We noticed there was a number of scratches 281 00:15:36,519 --> 00:15:38,813 on the porch itself. 282 00:15:38,855 --> 00:15:42,108 Then there were a number of gouge marks on the door. 283 00:15:44,402 --> 00:15:46,237 Those were all fresh. 284 00:15:46,279 --> 00:15:49,240 It look like somebody was moving large pieces 285 00:15:49,282 --> 00:15:51,242 of furniture or something very heavy. 286 00:15:55,538 --> 00:15:57,582 SCOTT: We entered the porch. 287 00:15:57,624 --> 00:15:59,918 And we observed what looked like 288 00:15:59,959 --> 00:16:03,838 wheel impressions on the linoleum floor. 289 00:16:05,465 --> 00:16:08,468 Consistent with a dolly 290 00:16:08,510 --> 00:16:13,890 going up and coming down the stairs. 291 00:16:13,932 --> 00:16:15,183 NARRATOR: The damage to the steps 292 00:16:15,225 --> 00:16:17,102 and door jamb are puzzling. 293 00:16:17,143 --> 00:16:19,229 Investigators make their way upstairs 294 00:16:19,270 --> 00:16:22,440 to the second floor to check things out. 295 00:16:22,482 --> 00:16:24,275 As we got up to the second floor, 296 00:16:24,317 --> 00:16:27,862 there was a bedroom and inside of that bedroom 297 00:16:29,239 --> 00:16:31,449 there was a single mattress. 298 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:37,288 Underneath the mattress and on the carpet, 299 00:16:37,330 --> 00:16:41,001 there was what appeared to be 300 00:16:41,042 --> 00:16:42,961 an alarming amount of blood. 301 00:16:56,016 --> 00:16:57,225 NARRATOR: Donal O'Sullivan has been missing 302 00:16:58,059 --> 00:16:59,519 for more than two weeks 303 00:16:59,561 --> 00:17:01,813 when police make a gruesome discovery 304 00:17:01,855 --> 00:17:05,734 at a house he owns in Melbourne, Florida. 305 00:17:05,775 --> 00:17:09,821 One bedroom contained a mattress on the floor. 306 00:17:10,697 --> 00:17:12,991 As we got close, 307 00:17:13,033 --> 00:17:15,869 we could see footwear impressions and blood. 308 00:17:18,079 --> 00:17:21,124 And then we observed blood on the mattress. 309 00:17:23,918 --> 00:17:26,046 The pooling stain. 310 00:17:28,423 --> 00:17:31,509 DET. CASEY: We knew we have a crime scene. 311 00:17:31,551 --> 00:17:34,721 There's no doubt that now 312 00:17:34,763 --> 00:17:37,182 we've gone from a missing person case 313 00:17:37,223 --> 00:17:39,100 into a homicide investigation. 314 00:17:42,896 --> 00:17:44,856 NARRATOR: The property is locked down 315 00:17:44,898 --> 00:17:47,984 and a forensic team processes the home. 316 00:17:49,903 --> 00:17:54,074 When we did our initial observation downstairs, 317 00:17:54,115 --> 00:17:57,911 we found what we believed to be couple baskets 318 00:17:57,952 --> 00:17:59,996 from the meat freezer. 319 00:18:02,165 --> 00:18:04,501 We looked around the residence. 320 00:18:06,753 --> 00:18:08,546 There was no meat freezer. 321 00:18:10,799 --> 00:18:14,552 That was kind of strange. 322 00:18:14,594 --> 00:18:16,888 NARRATOR: Then flipping through papers found in the home, 323 00:18:16,930 --> 00:18:21,976 investigators make another intriguing discovery. 324 00:18:22,018 --> 00:18:24,729 There was a receipt from a local appliance store 325 00:18:24,771 --> 00:18:29,067 for a freezer and the receipt 326 00:18:29,109 --> 00:18:31,027 was under the name of an Eric Marshall. 327 00:18:35,115 --> 00:18:36,574 NARRATOR: The detectives wonder, 328 00:18:36,616 --> 00:18:38,618 could Eric Marshall be the same man 329 00:18:38,660 --> 00:18:41,579 trying to access Donal O'Sullivan's bank account 330 00:18:41,621 --> 00:18:43,665 and picking up his mail? 331 00:18:43,707 --> 00:18:45,667 If so, he could be the link 332 00:18:45,709 --> 00:18:48,628 to finding out what happened to Donal. 333 00:18:50,088 --> 00:18:51,589 DET. CASEY: The obvious next step 334 00:18:51,631 --> 00:18:54,092 is to go to the appliance store. 335 00:18:58,304 --> 00:19:00,598 When we discussed the transaction 336 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:02,809 with the appliance store employees, 337 00:19:02,851 --> 00:19:05,603 everyone knew the name of Eric Marshall. 338 00:19:08,148 --> 00:19:10,191 When the item was ready, 339 00:19:10,233 --> 00:19:14,112 the loading bay manager got on the PA and announced 340 00:19:14,154 --> 00:19:18,033 that an item was ready for pickup for Eric Marshall. 341 00:19:19,159 --> 00:19:20,827 He didn't answer. 342 00:19:21,786 --> 00:19:24,581 So, he got on the PA again. 343 00:19:24,622 --> 00:19:27,709 Again, there was no response. 344 00:19:27,751 --> 00:19:31,046 So, he got on a PA for a third time. 345 00:19:31,087 --> 00:19:32,672 And he just announced, 346 00:19:32,714 --> 00:19:36,009 "Hey, who ordered the body freezer?" 347 00:19:36,051 --> 00:19:38,845 At that time, Eric Marshall stood up, 348 00:19:38,887 --> 00:19:40,930 walked directly over to the loading bay manager 349 00:19:40,972 --> 00:19:43,224 and was very upset and asked him, 350 00:19:43,266 --> 00:19:45,143 "Why would you say something like that?" 351 00:19:47,020 --> 00:19:52,317 Then Marshall got the freezer loaded in his truck and left. 352 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:54,694 But everybody remembered that event. 353 00:19:59,741 --> 00:20:01,743 NARRATOR: But who is Eric Marshall? 354 00:20:01,785 --> 00:20:05,830 A search of state records can find no such man. 355 00:20:05,872 --> 00:20:06,873 [PHONE RINGS] 356 00:20:06,915 --> 00:20:09,000 We immediately contacted 357 00:20:09,042 --> 00:20:10,710 all of Donal's friends, 358 00:20:10,752 --> 00:20:12,045 and what we discovered is nobody 359 00:20:12,087 --> 00:20:14,589 had ever heard of an Eric Marshall. 360 00:20:16,758 --> 00:20:18,593 NARRATOR: As the detectives continue to search 361 00:20:18,635 --> 00:20:20,887 for information about the mystery man, 362 00:20:20,929 --> 00:20:25,100 there's a break in another part of their investigation. 363 00:20:25,141 --> 00:20:27,268 A lead to the identity of the young man 364 00:20:27,310 --> 00:20:28,895 trying to make withdrawals 365 00:20:28,937 --> 00:20:32,691 from Donal O'Sullivan's bank account. 366 00:20:32,732 --> 00:20:36,027 We were approached by a female who was in the bank, 367 00:20:36,069 --> 00:20:38,697 who stated that she recognized the person 368 00:20:38,738 --> 00:20:43,660 that attempted to cash checks on Donal O'Sullivan's account. 369 00:20:44,911 --> 00:20:48,081 That person was Daniel Tennity. 370 00:20:51,209 --> 00:20:53,753 NARRATOR: It's a familiar name to the detectives. 371 00:20:53,795 --> 00:20:56,381 26-year-old Daniel is one of the kids 372 00:20:56,423 --> 00:20:58,216 that Donal has been hanging out with 373 00:20:58,258 --> 00:20:59,884 at the coffee shop. 374 00:20:59,926 --> 00:21:02,220 In fact, he's a close enough friend 375 00:21:02,262 --> 00:21:04,055 that Donal has been paying the rent 376 00:21:04,097 --> 00:21:07,392 for him and his roommate Dave Fiddler. 377 00:21:07,434 --> 00:21:10,228 DURKE: Dave Fiddler and Dan Tennity 378 00:21:10,270 --> 00:21:11,938 were in our crew. 379 00:21:11,980 --> 00:21:14,315 They were living in a house next to Shack Town 380 00:21:14,357 --> 00:21:17,027 that was just atrocious. 381 00:21:17,068 --> 00:21:20,030 And they were looking at different properties. 382 00:21:20,071 --> 00:21:23,241 They had this one house on Pine Street that they liked, 383 00:21:23,283 --> 00:21:26,327 but they couldn't pass a credit check. 384 00:21:26,369 --> 00:21:28,413 So Donal was like, "Let me just rent this house 385 00:21:28,455 --> 00:21:31,791 and put the stuff on my name so you guys have a place to stay." 386 00:21:33,460 --> 00:21:35,962 NARRATOR: But the information from the witness at the bank 387 00:21:36,004 --> 00:21:38,214 tells detectives there may be more 388 00:21:38,256 --> 00:21:41,343 to Daniel Tennity than they know. 389 00:21:41,384 --> 00:21:44,971 When we inquired as to how she knew him, 390 00:21:45,013 --> 00:21:46,931 she said, "Oh, I rented a piece of property 391 00:21:46,973 --> 00:21:50,769 to Daniel Tennity, and he stole my checks." 392 00:21:51,478 --> 00:21:52,812 So at that point, 393 00:21:52,854 --> 00:21:54,689 we began looking for Daniel Tennity. 394 00:21:56,274 --> 00:21:57,859 [**] 395 00:21:57,901 --> 00:21:59,152 NARRATOR: Police head to the house 396 00:21:59,194 --> 00:22:02,238 Donal is renting for the skateboarders. 397 00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:05,784 Dave Fiddler answered the door, 398 00:22:05,825 --> 00:22:08,244 and he explained to us that Daniel Tennity 399 00:22:08,286 --> 00:22:09,788 has just gotten out of prison 400 00:22:09,829 --> 00:22:12,290 in the state of New York, 401 00:22:14,376 --> 00:22:16,002 and didn't know his whereabouts 402 00:22:16,044 --> 00:22:17,337 at that time. 403 00:22:19,297 --> 00:22:20,924 NARRATOR: The background information 404 00:22:20,965 --> 00:22:22,759 definitely raises eyebrows. 405 00:22:22,801 --> 00:22:24,969 Detectives head back to the station 406 00:22:25,011 --> 00:22:26,888 to run a check on Daniel. 407 00:22:26,930 --> 00:22:29,057 They learned his presence in Florida 408 00:22:29,099 --> 00:22:30,475 is a parole violation 409 00:22:30,517 --> 00:22:33,228 from a previous burglary conviction. 410 00:22:33,269 --> 00:22:35,480 It doesn't make him a murderer, 411 00:22:35,522 --> 00:22:38,441 but it is reason to arrest him. 412 00:22:38,483 --> 00:22:41,069 We returned to the property. 413 00:22:42,153 --> 00:22:44,030 When Dave answered the door, 414 00:22:44,072 --> 00:22:47,409 we asked where Daniel Tennity was. 415 00:22:47,450 --> 00:22:49,077 David Fiddler very clearly said 416 00:22:49,119 --> 00:22:51,413 that he had no idea where Daniel Tennity was. 417 00:22:54,040 --> 00:22:55,333 NARRATOR: But as the detectives 418 00:22:55,375 --> 00:22:57,293 turn to leave, they noticed Dave 419 00:22:57,335 --> 00:23:00,338 acting very strangely. 420 00:23:00,380 --> 00:23:01,840 He even said, "You can come in 421 00:23:01,881 --> 00:23:04,300 and look for him if you want." 422 00:23:04,342 --> 00:23:06,094 And while he was talking to the officers, 423 00:23:06,136 --> 00:23:09,389 he kept pointing to the back... 424 00:23:09,431 --> 00:23:10,890 of the room. 425 00:23:11,933 --> 00:23:14,227 [**] 426 00:23:18,398 --> 00:23:19,983 SCOTT: You can store a body 427 00:23:20,025 --> 00:23:21,818 in a freezer indefinitely. 428 00:23:24,070 --> 00:23:25,989 DET. CASEY: When he came back to the house, 429 00:23:26,031 --> 00:23:29,451 he discovered that he was decomposing. 430 00:23:29,492 --> 00:23:31,202 [**] 431 00:23:31,244 --> 00:23:33,163 DURKE: I realized something wasn't right. 432 00:23:45,675 --> 00:23:46,009 [**] 433 00:23:47,969 --> 00:23:49,929 NARRATOR: Police in Florida hoping 434 00:23:49,971 --> 00:23:52,307 to question Daniel Tennity about the disappearance 435 00:23:52,349 --> 00:23:56,603 of Donal O'Sullivan have been told he's not home. 436 00:23:57,729 --> 00:23:59,189 But they noticed that his roommate 437 00:23:59,230 --> 00:24:02,609 is behaving oddly. 438 00:24:02,650 --> 00:24:04,486 DET. CASEY: When Dave Fiddler answered the door, 439 00:24:04,527 --> 00:24:07,447 he stated he had no idea where Daniel Tennity was. 440 00:24:07,489 --> 00:24:09,866 [**] 441 00:24:09,908 --> 00:24:11,951 DET. CASEY: He was talking to the officers, 442 00:24:11,993 --> 00:24:13,620 he kept pointing 443 00:24:13,661 --> 00:24:15,372 to the rear of the residence. 444 00:24:16,748 --> 00:24:18,625 And said, "See, he's not in there." 445 00:24:18,667 --> 00:24:19,959 And then pointed to the bathroom. 446 00:24:20,001 --> 00:24:22,212 [**] 447 00:24:24,005 --> 00:24:25,590 DET. CASEY: When the officers opened the door 448 00:24:25,632 --> 00:24:28,301 in the bathroom, 449 00:24:28,343 --> 00:24:29,844 Daniel Tennity was hiding in the shower, 450 00:24:32,514 --> 00:24:34,683 and screamed, "Don't shoot me." 451 00:24:34,724 --> 00:24:38,311 [**] 452 00:24:38,353 --> 00:24:39,646 DET. CASEY: They informed Daniel Tennity, 453 00:24:39,688 --> 00:24:41,481 they had a warrant on him for his arrest 454 00:24:41,523 --> 00:24:42,691 for a parole violation, 455 00:24:42,732 --> 00:24:44,818 and took him into custody. 456 00:24:46,319 --> 00:24:47,696 His excuse for hiding 457 00:24:47,737 --> 00:24:49,739 was that he didn't wanna go back to prison 458 00:24:49,781 --> 00:24:51,199 on a parole violation. 459 00:24:51,241 --> 00:24:55,829 [SIREN BLARING] 460 00:24:55,870 --> 00:24:57,455 NARRATOR: The arrest sends shockwaves 461 00:24:57,497 --> 00:24:59,374 through the Melbourne skateboarder crew, 462 00:24:59,416 --> 00:25:01,751 who never suspected Daniel Tennity 463 00:25:01,793 --> 00:25:04,587 of being a hardened criminal. 464 00:25:04,629 --> 00:25:07,007 KRIS: We knew Dan had been in some trouble, 465 00:25:07,048 --> 00:25:08,842 and that he was kind of coming to Florida 466 00:25:08,883 --> 00:25:10,218 to start over. 467 00:25:11,678 --> 00:25:15,598 I didn't know that he had been in jail. 468 00:25:17,517 --> 00:25:21,563 [**] 469 00:25:21,604 --> 00:25:24,399 DURKE: I met Dan in Rochester, New York. 470 00:25:24,441 --> 00:25:26,735 He's like a big brother to me when we grew up. 471 00:25:28,528 --> 00:25:29,738 NARRATOR: When they were teenagers, 472 00:25:29,779 --> 00:25:32,365 Durke's family moved to Florida. 473 00:25:32,407 --> 00:25:34,576 Back in New York, 474 00:25:34,617 --> 00:25:36,536 Daniel's life took a dark turn, 475 00:25:36,578 --> 00:25:40,957 when he went to prison for a burglary conviction. 476 00:25:40,999 --> 00:25:43,376 After being released, hoping to start over, 477 00:25:43,418 --> 00:25:46,713 he looked up his old friend in Florida. 478 00:25:46,755 --> 00:25:48,673 DURKE: One day, he just shows up. 479 00:25:50,300 --> 00:25:51,968 I-- I was just blown away, like, 480 00:25:52,010 --> 00:25:53,303 "What are you doing here?" 481 00:25:53,345 --> 00:25:55,889 [**] 482 00:25:55,930 --> 00:25:58,600 DURKE: Out of prison, parole's done, 483 00:25:58,641 --> 00:26:01,519 he's flying clear, cleaning up his game. 484 00:26:02,854 --> 00:26:04,856 He was looking for jobs. 485 00:26:04,898 --> 00:26:06,399 He was working hard. 486 00:26:06,441 --> 00:26:07,734 Or so we thought. 487 00:26:10,445 --> 00:26:13,698 [**] 488 00:26:13,740 --> 00:26:15,658 NARRATOR: But now Daniel is back in jail 489 00:26:15,700 --> 00:26:17,911 and police want answers, 490 00:26:17,952 --> 00:26:20,747 and not just about Donal's bank account. 491 00:26:20,789 --> 00:26:22,957 They want to know if he can tell them anything 492 00:26:22,999 --> 00:26:24,709 about what happened to Donal, 493 00:26:24,751 --> 00:26:26,544 and if he knows Eric Marshall, 494 00:26:26,586 --> 00:26:30,799 the man named on a receipt found at Donal's house. 495 00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:32,634 DET. CASEY: We still need to make sure 496 00:26:32,676 --> 00:26:35,595 exactly who was involved in the case, 497 00:26:35,637 --> 00:26:38,723 and Eric Marshall was still an unknown to us, 498 00:26:38,765 --> 00:26:41,601 we thought perhaps Eric Marshall was, uh, 499 00:26:41,643 --> 00:26:43,895 an acquaintance of Daniel Tennity. 500 00:26:43,937 --> 00:26:47,607 But he had no idea who that individual was. 501 00:26:47,649 --> 00:26:49,401 NARRATOR: As far as his actions at the bank, 502 00:26:49,442 --> 00:26:51,736 Daniel claims there was nothing 503 00:26:51,778 --> 00:26:53,863 inappropriate about it. 504 00:26:53,905 --> 00:26:55,115 DET. CASEY: He, very matter of fact, 505 00:26:55,156 --> 00:26:56,783 informed us that he was doing work 506 00:26:56,825 --> 00:26:58,868 for Donal O'Sullivan. 507 00:26:58,910 --> 00:27:01,663 That's how he was paid with checks, 508 00:27:01,705 --> 00:27:04,374 and that he was trying to cash the checks. 509 00:27:04,416 --> 00:27:05,917 [INDISTINCT] 510 00:27:25,061 --> 00:27:26,896 NARRATOR: Detectives find Daniel's answers 511 00:27:26,938 --> 00:27:29,649 to be plausible, but after the interview, 512 00:27:29,691 --> 00:27:33,820 they get a call that turns that assessment on its head. 513 00:27:33,862 --> 00:27:37,657 We received a phone call from Durke Schmidt 514 00:27:37,699 --> 00:27:41,536 that Daniel had contacted him from the county jail. 515 00:27:42,787 --> 00:27:45,623 DURKE: Dan asked me to grab his Bible, 516 00:27:45,665 --> 00:27:47,042 his rosary beads, 517 00:27:47,083 --> 00:27:49,878 and send it to his mom back in Rochester. 518 00:27:51,212 --> 00:27:53,715 And when I opened the Bible, 519 00:27:53,757 --> 00:27:55,717 that's when I realized, 520 00:27:55,759 --> 00:27:57,552 inside the Bible... 521 00:27:59,971 --> 00:28:03,016 was Donal's credit cards, 522 00:28:03,058 --> 00:28:05,018 it was Donal's license, 523 00:28:05,060 --> 00:28:06,436 some money, 524 00:28:06,478 --> 00:28:08,563 and blank checks. 525 00:28:09,939 --> 00:28:11,524 And that was where I realized 526 00:28:11,566 --> 00:28:12,901 something wasn't right. 527 00:28:16,071 --> 00:28:17,822 [**] 528 00:28:17,864 --> 00:28:19,532 NARRATOR: Believing Daniel could be hiding 529 00:28:19,574 --> 00:28:21,034 even more secrets, 530 00:28:21,076 --> 00:28:23,453 Durke and Daniel's roommate, Dave Fiddler, 531 00:28:23,495 --> 00:28:25,413 begin searching the house. 532 00:28:26,664 --> 00:28:27,999 In an unused cabinet, 533 00:28:28,041 --> 00:28:31,127 they uncover something strange. 534 00:28:31,169 --> 00:28:34,422 There was an oatmeal cardboard cylinder, 535 00:28:36,508 --> 00:28:38,927 and it had a land deed in it. 536 00:28:40,136 --> 00:28:41,721 For this property, that was up 537 00:28:41,763 --> 00:28:43,890 in-- in North Brevard County. 538 00:28:43,932 --> 00:28:46,101 I saw Dan's name. 539 00:28:47,769 --> 00:28:50,480 Red flags were everywhere. 540 00:28:52,273 --> 00:28:53,942 [**] 541 00:28:53,983 --> 00:28:55,652 NARRATOR: After hearing from Durke, 542 00:28:55,694 --> 00:28:58,071 police pulled Daniel Tennity out of his jail cell 543 00:28:58,113 --> 00:29:00,740 for another round of questions. 544 00:29:00,782 --> 00:29:03,159 Once again, he has an explanation 545 00:29:03,201 --> 00:29:05,495 for everything. 546 00:29:05,537 --> 00:29:08,206 He claims that he was holding the property deed for Donal, 547 00:29:08,248 --> 00:29:11,793 who purchased the land for a business venture. 548 00:29:11,835 --> 00:29:13,962 The deed was to a place that's vacant, 549 00:29:14,004 --> 00:29:16,089 it's-- it's-- it's rural, there's nothing there. 550 00:29:16,965 --> 00:29:18,758 So it makes you wonder, 551 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:20,844 why would he purchase land 552 00:29:20,885 --> 00:29:23,471 in Canaveral Groves? 553 00:29:23,513 --> 00:29:25,015 NARRATOR: But it's something else about the deed 554 00:29:25,056 --> 00:29:28,685 that really gets the investigator's attention. 555 00:29:28,727 --> 00:29:31,938 The deed had David Fiddler's name on it. 556 00:29:31,980 --> 00:29:35,191 Then his name was crossed out, 557 00:29:35,233 --> 00:29:38,111 and there was a name to transfer the property 558 00:29:38,153 --> 00:29:40,113 to a Daniel Trinity. 559 00:29:42,323 --> 00:29:44,784 NARRATOR: The detectives note that the name Trinity 560 00:29:44,826 --> 00:29:47,662 is suspiciously close to Daniel's last name, 561 00:29:47,704 --> 00:29:48,997 Tennity. 562 00:29:49,039 --> 00:29:50,832 Now, they want to know why his roommate, 563 00:29:50,874 --> 00:29:54,127 Dave Fiddler's name, is also on the document. 564 00:29:54,169 --> 00:29:57,255 Is he hiding something from them? 565 00:29:57,297 --> 00:29:59,257 DURKE: Like, why was this deed here? 566 00:30:12,145 --> 00:30:12,479 [**] 567 00:30:15,440 --> 00:30:18,276 NARRATOR: Florida detectives believed Daniel Tennity 568 00:30:18,318 --> 00:30:20,278 may be involved in the disappearance 569 00:30:20,320 --> 00:30:23,198 of Donal O'Sullivan. 570 00:30:23,239 --> 00:30:24,657 They're examining a property deed 571 00:30:24,699 --> 00:30:26,618 connected to Donal that bears 572 00:30:26,659 --> 00:30:28,953 what could be Daniel's name. 573 00:30:28,995 --> 00:30:31,206 But they wanna know why it also includes 574 00:30:31,247 --> 00:30:34,626 the name of Daniel's roommate, Dave Fiddler. 575 00:30:34,668 --> 00:30:36,961 J.D.: Police investigate this deed, 576 00:30:37,003 --> 00:30:38,213 and they find out 577 00:30:38,254 --> 00:30:40,590 that the money used to purchase the property 578 00:30:40,632 --> 00:30:42,550 actually came from Donal, 579 00:30:42,592 --> 00:30:44,302 $2,000 in cash, 580 00:30:44,344 --> 00:30:47,347 $4,000 written out in checks. 581 00:30:49,099 --> 00:30:50,684 All from Donal's account. 582 00:30:55,021 --> 00:30:58,483 DET. CASEY: David Fiddler was a little upset. 583 00:30:58,525 --> 00:31:01,069 He informed us that he had, in no way, shape, or form, 584 00:31:01,111 --> 00:31:02,696 had any kind of involvement 585 00:31:02,737 --> 00:31:04,948 in that transaction whatsoever. 586 00:31:05,573 --> 00:31:09,661 [**] 587 00:31:09,703 --> 00:31:11,287 NARRATOR: Dave tells police Daniel put his name 588 00:31:11,329 --> 00:31:13,456 on the deed without asking 589 00:31:13,498 --> 00:31:15,583 to avoid any issues that might arise 590 00:31:15,625 --> 00:31:17,252 from a background check. 591 00:31:17,293 --> 00:31:20,547 But Dave told them to take his name off. 592 00:31:22,048 --> 00:31:24,092 DET. CASEY: He was very cooperative, 593 00:31:24,134 --> 00:31:27,429 and it was obvious he was very concerned. 594 00:31:29,055 --> 00:31:31,683 He gave us no reason to suspect 595 00:31:31,725 --> 00:31:34,352 that he was being untruthful with us. 596 00:31:37,355 --> 00:31:40,316 [**] 597 00:31:40,358 --> 00:31:42,110 NARRATOR: As days pass, 598 00:31:42,152 --> 00:31:45,155 the dread felt by Donal's family and friends 599 00:31:45,196 --> 00:31:47,240 only increases. 600 00:31:47,282 --> 00:31:48,450 D was still missing, 601 00:31:48,491 --> 00:31:50,285 and everybody's looking for him. 602 00:31:50,326 --> 00:31:53,204 This is weird, you know, what happened? 603 00:31:57,167 --> 00:31:59,127 NARRATOR: Detectives continue to pore over 604 00:31:59,169 --> 00:32:01,129 Donal's financial statements, 605 00:32:01,171 --> 00:32:05,467 and they discover even more suspicious activity. 606 00:32:05,508 --> 00:32:07,218 DET. CASEY: We were able to pull up 607 00:32:07,260 --> 00:32:10,096 some financial transactions. 608 00:32:10,138 --> 00:32:14,184 One of them was the rental of a backhoe. 609 00:32:16,269 --> 00:32:20,190 It was rented with a check from Donal O'Sullivan, 610 00:32:22,525 --> 00:32:26,613 and the address to deliver the backhoe 611 00:32:26,654 --> 00:32:29,199 matched the location on the deed. 612 00:32:29,240 --> 00:32:31,785 [SIREN BLARING] 613 00:32:31,826 --> 00:32:34,079 NARRATOR: Police rushed to the remote area 614 00:32:34,120 --> 00:32:35,372 listed on the deed. 615 00:32:35,413 --> 00:32:38,708 They walked the property from end to end. 616 00:32:38,750 --> 00:32:41,169 We wanted to see if they could spot 617 00:32:41,211 --> 00:32:45,256 anything that was unusual or disturbing. 618 00:32:46,633 --> 00:32:49,386 And they were like, "We don't see anything." 619 00:32:49,427 --> 00:32:51,346 So Melbourne Police arranged for a helicopter 620 00:32:51,388 --> 00:32:52,764 to go out and survey the land. 621 00:32:52,806 --> 00:32:56,142 [HELICOPTER BLADES WHIRRING] 622 00:33:00,105 --> 00:33:01,481 DET. CASEY: And they said there's one 623 00:33:01,523 --> 00:33:04,442 very small area in the sand. 624 00:33:04,484 --> 00:33:07,070 You might wanna take a look at that. 625 00:33:07,112 --> 00:33:10,365 [**] 626 00:33:18,623 --> 00:33:20,542 NARRATOR: On a sunny October afternoon, 627 00:33:20,583 --> 00:33:23,211 in the quiet suburb of Canaveral Groves, 628 00:33:23,253 --> 00:33:26,840 police assemble to conduct a forensic excavation 629 00:33:26,881 --> 00:33:28,633 in the backyard of a property 630 00:33:28,675 --> 00:33:31,594 they have connected to Donal O'Sullivan. 631 00:33:33,221 --> 00:33:35,390 DET. CASEY: We discovered, within about 632 00:33:35,432 --> 00:33:38,393 eight inches of the surface, 633 00:33:38,435 --> 00:33:40,770 a corner of something. 634 00:33:42,731 --> 00:33:44,816 And our crime scene people basically do 635 00:33:44,858 --> 00:33:48,403 an excavation of a 10x10 area. 636 00:33:48,445 --> 00:33:50,613 And within just a few minutes, 637 00:33:52,323 --> 00:33:54,284 they discovered a freezer. 638 00:33:57,662 --> 00:33:59,664 Once we dug deep enough, 639 00:33:59,706 --> 00:34:01,833 we saw the serial number, 640 00:34:01,875 --> 00:34:04,794 and we were able to match up the serial number 641 00:34:04,836 --> 00:34:07,255 to the freezer to the serial number 642 00:34:07,297 --> 00:34:10,717 that was bought at the appliance store. 643 00:34:10,759 --> 00:34:14,262 And it matched the receipt we found in the house. 644 00:34:16,765 --> 00:34:18,433 NARRATOR: The freezer is carefully removed 645 00:34:18,475 --> 00:34:19,893 from the ground 646 00:34:19,934 --> 00:34:22,437 and transported to the medical examiner's office 647 00:34:22,479 --> 00:34:23,646 for processing. 648 00:34:27,734 --> 00:34:29,819 When the door was taken off of the freezer, 649 00:34:31,404 --> 00:34:33,698 a layer of cement was discovered. 650 00:34:33,740 --> 00:34:37,410 [**] 651 00:34:37,452 --> 00:34:38,578 When that layer of cement 652 00:34:38,620 --> 00:34:40,413 was very carefully chipped away... 653 00:34:42,332 --> 00:34:44,459 ...we discovered human remains. 654 00:34:44,501 --> 00:34:47,629 [**] 655 00:34:47,671 --> 00:34:50,215 DET. CASEY: That freezer was merely used 656 00:34:50,256 --> 00:34:51,591 as a coffin. 657 00:34:51,633 --> 00:34:53,843 [**] 658 00:34:53,885 --> 00:34:56,471 SCOTT: We were able to use dental records 659 00:34:56,513 --> 00:34:59,307 to be able to positively identify 660 00:34:59,349 --> 00:35:03,228 our victim, Donal O'Sullivan. 661 00:35:09,526 --> 00:35:10,860 NARRATOR: For the skater crew, 662 00:35:10,902 --> 00:35:15,198 the news of Donal's murder is devastating. 663 00:35:16,449 --> 00:35:18,660 I remember a police officer just coming up to me 664 00:35:18,702 --> 00:35:21,413 and being, like, "We found the body." 665 00:35:27,711 --> 00:35:29,713 It was the worst day ever. 666 00:35:30,714 --> 00:35:34,384 KRIS: When D died, it was, like, 667 00:35:34,426 --> 00:35:36,261 not just did someone die, 668 00:35:36,302 --> 00:35:39,639 but an important person was really lost here. 669 00:35:41,016 --> 00:35:43,393 It was huge, it was horrible. 670 00:35:44,644 --> 00:35:47,897 [**] 671 00:35:57,407 --> 00:35:59,492 NARRATOR: Though investigators have a direct connection 672 00:35:59,534 --> 00:36:01,453 between Daniel Tennity and the property 673 00:36:01,494 --> 00:36:03,872 where they unearthed the freezer, 674 00:36:03,913 --> 00:36:05,999 they still are unable to locate 675 00:36:06,041 --> 00:36:08,376 the mysterious Eric Marshall, 676 00:36:08,418 --> 00:36:10,378 who signed for the appliance. 677 00:36:10,420 --> 00:36:11,838 DET. CASEY: We still had no idea 678 00:36:11,880 --> 00:36:14,466 who this Eric Marshall person was. 679 00:36:14,507 --> 00:36:16,384 We gotta make sure that we're not dealing 680 00:36:16,426 --> 00:36:18,261 with two people. 681 00:36:20,513 --> 00:36:23,683 We sent some investigators back to the appliance store 682 00:36:23,725 --> 00:36:25,268 where the freezer, um, was bought. 683 00:36:26,394 --> 00:36:28,521 They had a photo lineup. 684 00:36:28,563 --> 00:36:30,648 In that lineup was a-- as a mug photo 685 00:36:30,690 --> 00:36:32,442 of Daniel Tennity. 686 00:36:36,946 --> 00:36:38,823 Without any hesitation, 687 00:36:38,865 --> 00:36:42,911 all our witnesses identified Eric Marshall 688 00:36:42,952 --> 00:36:44,496 as being Daniel Tennity. 689 00:36:44,537 --> 00:36:46,289 [**] 690 00:36:46,331 --> 00:36:48,333 DET. CASEY: They were the same person. 691 00:36:49,542 --> 00:36:50,960 NARRATOR: Daniel Tennity is charged 692 00:36:51,002 --> 00:36:54,089 with the murder of Donal O'Sullivan, 693 00:36:54,130 --> 00:36:56,883 but short of a confession, 694 00:36:56,925 --> 00:36:58,760 prosecutors fear they will not be able to prove 695 00:36:58,802 --> 00:37:01,763 he actually committed the murder. 696 00:37:01,805 --> 00:37:03,431 Daniel isn't talking, 697 00:37:03,473 --> 00:37:05,433 but luckily for investigators, 698 00:37:05,475 --> 00:37:07,769 his fellow inmates are. 699 00:37:07,811 --> 00:37:10,105 J.D.: This is big news in Brevard County, 700 00:37:10,146 --> 00:37:12,649 and it even reached the Brevard County Jail, 701 00:37:12,691 --> 00:37:15,485 where Dan was being housed. 702 00:37:16,861 --> 00:37:18,947 Dan told the inmates, 703 00:37:18,988 --> 00:37:21,783 "That story that you're seeing on the TV," 704 00:37:21,825 --> 00:37:23,535 "I'm the one who killed him." 705 00:37:23,576 --> 00:37:26,079 [**] 706 00:37:26,121 --> 00:37:28,081 J.D.: "I'm the one who buried him in the backyard. 707 00:37:30,542 --> 00:37:31,960 DET. CASEY: We needed to determine 708 00:37:32,002 --> 00:37:33,586 if this was reliable information, 709 00:37:33,628 --> 00:37:36,423 so Daniel Tennity could be indicted 710 00:37:36,464 --> 00:37:37,924 in the state of Florida for the murder 711 00:37:54,232 --> 00:37:54,566 [**] 712 00:37:56,276 --> 00:37:58,737 NARRATOR: Authorities charged Daniel Tennity 713 00:37:58,778 --> 00:38:01,156 with the murder of Donal O'Sullivan. 714 00:38:01,197 --> 00:38:03,158 He insists he's innocent. 715 00:38:03,199 --> 00:38:04,909 But behind bars, 716 00:38:04,951 --> 00:38:07,078 he tells another story to his fellow inmates 717 00:38:07,120 --> 00:38:10,206 at the Brevard County Jail in Florida. 718 00:38:10,248 --> 00:38:12,334 J.D.: Daniel Tennity is in jail, 719 00:38:12,375 --> 00:38:13,752 and he starts running his mouth, 720 00:38:13,793 --> 00:38:16,129 he starts talking about this case. 721 00:38:16,171 --> 00:38:17,839 Three different jail informants 722 00:38:17,881 --> 00:38:20,050 told police the exact same story. 723 00:38:21,134 --> 00:38:23,845 They confirmed that Daniel Tennity 724 00:38:23,887 --> 00:38:28,141 made a number of admissions, 725 00:38:28,183 --> 00:38:32,145 and explained exactly how the murder happened. 726 00:38:32,187 --> 00:38:35,815 The information that he had was not public knowledge. 727 00:38:46,076 --> 00:38:47,285 J.D.: Dan had been forging checks, 728 00:38:47,327 --> 00:38:49,162 uh, from Donal's account. 729 00:38:49,204 --> 00:38:51,498 And at one point, Donal found out. 730 00:38:51,539 --> 00:38:54,876 [**] 731 00:38:54,918 --> 00:38:58,505 DET. CASEY: When Donal confronted Daniel about that, 732 00:38:58,546 --> 00:39:00,048 a scuffle ensued. 733 00:39:01,800 --> 00:39:05,095 And Daniel killed Donal. 734 00:39:05,887 --> 00:39:09,391 [**] 735 00:39:09,432 --> 00:39:11,226 NARRATOR: Although police discovered 736 00:39:11,267 --> 00:39:14,896 a large pool of blood on a mattress in Donal's house, 737 00:39:14,938 --> 00:39:17,982 the autopsy report indicates the fight ended 738 00:39:18,024 --> 00:39:20,777 with Daniel strangling Donal. 739 00:39:22,112 --> 00:39:23,988 SCOTT: They were able to determine 740 00:39:24,030 --> 00:39:25,490 the damage to the lower neck 741 00:39:25,532 --> 00:39:29,411 and the hyoid bone was present. 742 00:39:34,290 --> 00:39:37,252 [**] 743 00:39:37,293 --> 00:39:39,087 NARRATOR: After killing Donal, 744 00:39:39,129 --> 00:39:41,381 investigators surmised that Daniel Tennity 745 00:39:41,423 --> 00:39:43,466 left the scene to figure out a plan 746 00:39:43,508 --> 00:39:46,386 for covering up his crime, 747 00:39:46,428 --> 00:39:49,931 leaving Donal's dead body on the mattress. 748 00:39:49,973 --> 00:39:51,933 The stains on the mattress are determined 749 00:39:51,975 --> 00:39:54,978 to be from the body beginning to decay. 750 00:39:57,147 --> 00:39:59,149 DET. CASEY: Daniel tried to get what he could get, 751 00:39:59,190 --> 00:40:02,318 as far as checks, and credit cards, and things. 752 00:40:02,360 --> 00:40:04,154 Then Daniel decided he would buy 753 00:40:04,195 --> 00:40:05,405 the chest freezer. 754 00:40:07,157 --> 00:40:10,035 He brought it to the location 755 00:40:10,076 --> 00:40:12,829 and loaded Donal's body in the freezer. 756 00:40:14,080 --> 00:40:15,623 He left the freezer in the house 757 00:40:15,665 --> 00:40:17,250 for several days, 758 00:40:17,292 --> 00:40:19,836 and when he came back to the house, 759 00:40:19,878 --> 00:40:24,007 he discovered that Donal was decomposing. 760 00:40:25,425 --> 00:40:29,971 SCOTT: We always wondered why he just did not plug 761 00:40:30,013 --> 00:40:32,223 the freezer in, I mean, 762 00:40:32,265 --> 00:40:35,143 the common person would just plug it in 763 00:40:35,185 --> 00:40:36,644 and use the meat freezer. 764 00:40:36,686 --> 00:40:39,522 You can store a body in there indefinitely. 765 00:40:43,485 --> 00:40:45,945 DET. CASEY: Daniel then brought the freezer 766 00:40:45,987 --> 00:40:48,281 back downstairs, 767 00:40:48,323 --> 00:40:49,616 couldn't control the freezer, 768 00:40:49,657 --> 00:40:51,284 it tumbled down the stairs. 769 00:40:53,036 --> 00:40:54,537 Causing all the damage. 770 00:40:56,706 --> 00:40:59,209 He needed to get rid of the freezer. 771 00:41:00,251 --> 00:41:02,504 That's when he devised, 772 00:41:02,545 --> 00:41:05,340 the plan of obtaining the property 773 00:41:05,382 --> 00:41:07,092 up in Canaveral Groves, 774 00:41:08,551 --> 00:41:10,929 and renting the backhoe. 775 00:41:14,307 --> 00:41:16,393 And disposing the body up there. 776 00:41:18,478 --> 00:41:20,689 As it turned out, Daniel had spent 777 00:41:20,730 --> 00:41:24,567 over $29,000 of Donal's money, 778 00:41:24,609 --> 00:41:27,654 mainly just trying to dispose of the body. 779 00:41:30,115 --> 00:41:33,118 SCOTT: It-- it was just, uh, basically a comedy 780 00:41:33,159 --> 00:41:35,412 of errors for anybody, 781 00:41:35,453 --> 00:41:38,498 how to not commit a crime. 782 00:41:41,001 --> 00:41:43,128 NARRATOR: When confronted with the overwhelming evidence 783 00:41:43,169 --> 00:41:45,714 against him, Daniel Tennity decides 784 00:41:45,755 --> 00:41:48,008 he has no options left. 785 00:41:58,601 --> 00:42:02,397 DET. CASEY: Daniel Tennity pled guilty 786 00:42:02,439 --> 00:42:05,150 and was sent into a 40-year prison term 787 00:42:05,191 --> 00:42:08,236 for the murder of Donal O'Sullivan. 788 00:42:18,288 --> 00:42:21,166 NARRATOR: For Donal's band of young skateboarding pals, 789 00:42:21,207 --> 00:42:26,046 Daniel's admission of murder is difficult to comprehend. 790 00:42:26,087 --> 00:42:28,548 You never think somebody's gonna kill 791 00:42:28,590 --> 00:42:31,509 somebody else in your crew. Ever. 792 00:42:34,137 --> 00:42:38,475 For me, personally, it was horrible because... 793 00:42:38,516 --> 00:42:39,768 I was the person that introduced 794 00:42:39,809 --> 00:42:43,063 these two people together. 795 00:42:43,104 --> 00:42:45,440 And that will haunt me till the day I die. 796 00:42:45,482 --> 00:42:48,234 [**] 797 00:42:48,276 --> 00:42:49,652 Excuse me. 798 00:42:56,451 --> 00:43:01,122 TED: Donal was a good soul, and, uh, 799 00:43:01,164 --> 00:43:06,461 his removal from this world in such a wicked way, 800 00:43:06,503 --> 00:43:07,629 uh, was a shame, 801 00:43:07,671 --> 00:43:09,464 because the world, 802 00:43:09,506 --> 00:43:13,259 uh, was a better place for D being in it. 803 00:43:14,594 --> 00:43:16,680 I don't know what better legacy there could be 804 00:43:16,721 --> 00:43:20,600 than have people who knew you just say, 805 00:43:20,642 --> 00:43:22,185 you're the best kind of person. 806 00:43:23,812 --> 00:43:26,064 I think that's the way he would have wanted. 807 00:43:36,533 --> 00:43:37,492 [WAVES CRASHING] 808 00:43:37,534 --> 00:43:40,704 [INDISTINCT CHATTER]